Diagnosis Code

A03.9 SHIGELLOSIS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A03.9

Short Description: Shigellosis, unspecified

Long Description: Shigellosis, unspecified

The code A03.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09)
      • Shigellosis (A03)
        • A03.9 Shigellosis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bacillary dysentery
  • Bacterial dysentery
  • Bacterial dysentery
  • Dysenteric diarrhea
  • Dysenteric diarrhea
  • Enteritis of small intestine caused by Shigella
  • Infection by Shigella
  • Inflammation of intestine caused by Shigella
  • Inflammatory diarrhea
  • Inflammatory diarrhea
  • Shigella boydii or Shigella flexneri
  • Shigella colitis
  • Shigellosis
  • Spondylitis due to shigellosis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A03.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Mcc (371)
  • Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections With Cc (372)
  • Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections Without Cc/mcc (373)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A03.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Bacillary dysentery NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A03.9 Right Arrow 004.9 Shigellosis NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A03 Shigellosis
A03.0 Shigellosis due to Shigella dysenteriae
A03.1 Shigellosis due to Shigella flexneri
A03.2 Shigellosis due to Shigella boydii
A03.3 Shigellosis due to Shigella sonnei
A03.8 Other shigellosis


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023